US Census by race

1) Rank each race by population (1-7)

+ give each race as percentage of total (unranked)

+ in millions if available

1) White: 79.6%.   White non-hispanic: 65.1%

2) Hispanic: 15.8% (48 mil)

3) Black: 13.6% (41.8 mil)

4) Asian: 4.6%

5) 2 or more races: 2.4% (7 mil)

6) American Indian: 1%

7) Hawaiian/south Sea Islander: 0.2%

Population of:

1) World

2)USA

3)Idaho

1) The World: 7 Billion

2) USA: 308.7 Million

3) Idaho: 1.5 Million (approaching 1.6 mil)

What was the poverty line set at as of 2009?

For:

-Family of 4

-Household of 1

HH of 4: $22,050

HH of 1: $10,830

1)What does the GAO Stand for?

2)explain it

1) Government Accountability Office

2) The investigative arm of congress which examines the receipts an dpayments of public funds

Q Name (just list) the fundamental confilcts in social welfare.

A

-Medical care

-cause of poverty

-remedy of poverty

-responsibility for the mentally ill

-taxes

-criminal justice

-cause of crime

-substance abuse

-child protection

Q Explain these social welfare conflicts:

- Medical Care

- Cause of Poverty

- Remedy of Poverty

- Responsibility for the Mentally Ill

A

- Med care: right vs. priveledge

- cause of pov: individual vs. societal

- Rem of pov: bootstrap capitalism vs. public programs

- responsibility for ment. ill: state vs. federal

Q Explain these social welfare concepts:

- Taxes

- Criminal Justice

- Cause of Crime

- Substance abuse

- Child Protection

A

-Taxes: Citizen autonomy vs Social programs

-Criminal Justice: punishment vs rehabilitation

-Cause of Crime: individual vs societal

-Substance abuse: interdiction vs rehabillitation

-Child protection: parental rights vs child safety

Q Medicare Withholding:

1) what % is withheld? (need to clarify meaning)

2) Explain the donut hole

A

1) 1.45% withheld

2) Donut hole: when out-of-pocket reaches $2,830, there is no payment until out-of -pocket reaches $4,550.

Regarding federal withholdings for------?:

1)What percentage is usually withheld?

2) What percentage is currently /termpoarily being withheld?

3) @ what yearly income ammount is there a cap on paying?

A

1) Usually 6.2% is withheld

2) now temporarily at 4.2%

3) Cap is $106,800

Q

1) medically uninsured Americans

-percent

-in millions

2) medically uninsured children

-percent

-in millions

A

1) Overall: 17% or 50.7 million

2)Children: 10% or 7.5 million

Q What are the percentages of US poverty?

regarding:

-1 female head of household

-children

-1 male head of household

-2 adult headed household

-the working poor (meaning those wrkng < 27weeks pr yr/ 7mos pr yr)

(ranked from worst to best off)

A Overall 14.3% or 43.6 million (for adults)

- 1 female head of household: 30.5% under pov line

- children: 15.5 mil/ 20% under pov line

- 1 male head of holusehold: 5.7% under pov line

- 2 adult headed household: 4.8% under pov line

- Working poor: 7.7 mil or 3.9% of workforce

Q) How is American insured? (percentages)

-Employer

-Public

-None

-Self

A)

- Employer: 51%

- Public: 27%

- None: 17%

- Self: 5%

Q) What percent of elderly are living in nursing homes?

A) 5%

Q) 1) What does hud stand for?

2) Describe it

3) What gives it prestige

A) 1) Housing & urban development

2) The federal govt program in charge of housing

3) It is a cabinet position

Q) Name the federal program states can use to provide emergency aid to families likely to require welfare? (can use immediately)

A) General Assistance (GA)

Q) Regarding PRWORA:

1) what does it stand for?

2) year implimented?

3) replaced what?

4) some stipulations

A

1) Personal Responsibility Work  Oppertunity  Reconcilliation Act

2)1997

3) replaced AFDC

4) Required work or training participation and has a max of 5 year max use during life

EITC

1) What does it stand for?

2) what does it provide?

1) Earned Income Tax Credit

2) Income tax returned to individuals below certain income level

Q) SSI: Suplimental Security Income

A) A public assistance program administered by the social security administration which provides aid to the perminantly and totally disabled.

AFDC

1) Stands for:

2) Describe it

3) Replaced by what?

1) Aid to Families & Dependant Children

2) The major govt. welfare program from 1935-97.

3) replaced by TANF

Q) 1a) what is the new main govt welfare program (1997) replacing AFDC as part of welfare reform. Now requires welfare recipeints to work or be in training. 1b) what is the lifetime max for using it?

2) What other program is it a part of)

A)

1a) TANF

1b) five year lifetime max

2) Pwora

SSA:

Social Security Administration

Q) Regarding Aging:

1) how many americans are over 65 years old?

(how many out of 7, # millions, % of US pop)

2) life expectancy of:

-Males

-Females

A

1) 1 in 7, 35 million, 13% of the population

2) Males 65-81

Females 65-84

Q) Name the federal program that provides health insurance to poor children.

SCHIP (State Child Health Insurance Program)

Q) What is the percentage of unemployment in the US?

9.2%

Q) What is the US budget deficit?

A) 14.3 trillion

Q) What Does IDHW stand for?

A) Idaho Department of Health and Welfare

Q) What percentage of our world identifies as:

-Christian

-Muslim

-Hindu

A)

-Christian - 33%

-Muslim - 21%

-Hindu - 13%

Q) 1) what is the pay parity between women and men in the US?

2) What is that parity in idaho?

A) 1) US average is that women make 80% of what men make.

2) In Idaho, women make 82% of what men do

Percentage of home ownership in the US

67%